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After 30 years of speculation, the identity of the confidential informant "Deep Throat" was revealed: former FBI official Mark Felt was the man who helped bring down Richard Nixon. Felt, whose story became the source of a new flurry of media attention in 2005, has died.enCopyright 2015 NPR - For Personal Use OnlyNPR API RSS Generator 0.94Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mysteryhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675817
W. Mark Felt, Watergate's 'Deep Throat,' Dies At 95W. Mark Felt, the FBI associate director who leaked key information to the press during the Watergate scandal, has died. He revealed himself as "Deep Throat" in 2005, after more than 30 years of secrecy. Jim Mann, whose 1992 article pointed to Felt as the probable source, says Felt was an ordinary guy who had dedicated his life to the FBI.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98494959&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98494959W. Mark Felt, the FBI associate director who leaked key information to the press during the Watergate scandal, has died. He revealed himself as "Deep Throat" in 2005, after more than 30 years of secrecy. Jim Mann, whose 1992 article pointed to Felt as the probable source, says Felt was an ordinary guy who had dedicated his life to the FBI.

]]>Veteran Watergate Reporters Looking for RespectThe revelation this week of the identity of Deep Throat, Bob Woodward's celebrated anonymous source on the Watergate scandal, has stirred up the memories of many journalists. These competing reporters, beaten badly at the outset of Watergate, say that the accolades raining down on the <EM>Washington Post</EM> obscure scoops of their own.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679745&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679745The revelation this week of the identity of Deep Throat, Bob Woodward's celebrated anonymous source on the Watergate scandal, has stirred up the memories of many journalists. These competing reporters, beaten badly at the outset of Watergate, say that the accolades raining down on the Washington Post obscure scoops of their own.

]]>David FolkenflikBeyond Deep Throat: The Cast of WatergateThe confidential informant known for 30 years as "Deep Throat" is finally out of the shadows, identified as senior FBI official Mark Felt. Now a younger generation strains to understand what the fuss was all about. Ken Rudin summarizes the Watergate scandal.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4678527&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4678527The confidential informant known for 30 years as "Deep Throat" is finally out of the shadows, identified as senior FBI official Mark Felt. Now a younger generation strains to understand what the fuss was all about. Ken Rudin summarizes the Watergate scandal.

]]>Ken RudinWoodward Recounts Relationship with Watergate SourceIn a front-page story, the <EM>Washington Post</EM>'s Bob Woodward recounts the details of how he met Mark Felt. We look at how the relationship between these two men developed, and how it helped Woodward and Carl Bernstein to unravel the Watergate story.Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677819&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677819In a front-page story, the Washington Post's Bob Woodward recounts the details of how he met Mark Felt. We look at how the relationship between these two men developed, and how it helped Woodward and Carl Bernstein to unravel the Watergate story.

]]>David FolkenflikA Question Answered: Who Was Deep Throat?NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin offers thoughts on the revelation about the identity of "Deep Throat," then takes on questions about the filibuster compromise, Sen. George Allen's resume and Ronald Reagan's military record. He also amends his earlier comments about the presidential aspirations of elected vice presidents.Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677290&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677290NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin offers thoughts on the revelation about the identity of "Deep Throat," then takes on questions about the filibuster compromise, Sen. George Allen's resume and Ronald Reagan's military record. He also amends his earlier comments about the presidential aspirations of elected vice presidents.

]]>Ken RudinSecond-Guessing the Identity of Deep ThroatThe Watergate source Deep Throat has been unmasked after three decades, and a lot of educated guesses about his identity have been proven wrong. In one high-profile guess, a University of Illinois journalism project concluded President Nixon's deputy counsel Fred Fielding was the source that leaked information about the burglary and cover-up that eventually forced Nixon to resign. Now those former students are dealing with the revelation that the real Deep Throat was FBI official W. Mark Felt.Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677256&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4677256The Watergate source Deep Throat has been unmasked after three decades, and a lot of educated guesses about his identity have been proven wrong. In one high-profile guess, a University of Illinois journalism project concluded President Nixon's deputy counsel Fred Fielding was the source that leaked information about the burglary and cover-up that eventually forced Nixon to resign. Now those former students are dealing with the revelation that the real Deep Throat was FBI official W. Mark Felt.

]]>Mike PescaJuan Williams on Politics: Deep Throat's IdentityEd Gordon speaks with NPR political analyst Juan Williams, a former <EM>Washington Post</EM> reporter, about the revelations Tuesday regarding the infamous "Deep Throat" news source that broke open the Watergate investigation and led to the resignation of President Nixon.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675976&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675976Ed Gordon speaks with NPR political analyst Juan Williams, a former Washington Post reporter, about the revelations Tuesday regarding the infamous "Deep Throat" news source that broke open the Watergate investigation and led to the resignation of President Nixon.

]]>Ed GordonNixon Officials React to 'Deep Throat' NewsMelissa Block talks with some of the players from the Watergate drama about yesterday's revelation that W. Mark Felt was the source known as "Deep Throat." William B. Ruckelshaus, Jeb Stuart Magruder and Charles W. Colson all served in the Nixon administration. Magruder and Colson both spent time in jail on charges relating to Watergate.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675944&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675944Melissa Block talks with some of the players from the Watergate drama about yesterday's revelation that W. Mark Felt was the source known as "Deep Throat." William B. Ruckelshaus, Jeb Stuart Magruder and Charles W. Colson all served in the Nixon administration. Magruder and Colson both spent time in jail on charges relating to Watergate.

]]>Melissa BlockPost Editor Bradlee Discusses 'Deep Throat' RevelationMichele Norris talks to Ben Bradlee of the <EM>Washington Post</EM>. As editor during Watergate, Bradlee was responsible for overseeing the paper's coverage of the scandal and deciding whether to trust his reporter's sources, including "Deep Throat."Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675923&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675923Michele Norris talks to Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post. As editor during Watergate, Bradlee was responsible for overseeing the paper's coverage of the scandal and deciding whether to trust his reporter's sources, including "Deep Throat."

]]>Michele NorrisFelt No Hero to Nixon LoyalistsEven after all these years, many former aides to President Nixon view Mark Felt, or "Deep Throat," as a traitor and a villain.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675914&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675914Even after all these years, many former aides to President Nixon view Mark Felt, or "Deep Throat," as a traitor and a villain.

]]>Daniel Schorr'Deep Throat,' the Nixon White House and the FBIAlex Chadwick talks with veteran FBI reporter Ronald Kessler about tensions between the White House and the FBI at the time of the Watergate break-in. Kessler says those tensions may have led former top-level FBI agent Mark Felt to become "Deep Throat," the source who helped <EM>Washington Post</EM> reporters uncover details of the break-in at the Watergate complex and subsequent cover-up by the Nixon administration.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675373&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675373Alex Chadwick talks with veteran FBI reporter Ronald Kessler about tensions between the White House and the FBI at the time of the Watergate break-in. Kessler says those tensions may have led former top-level FBI agent Mark Felt to become "Deep Throat," the source who helped Washington Post reporters uncover details of the break-in at the Watergate complex and subsequent cover-up by the Nixon administration.

]]>Alex ChadwickUse of Anonymous Sources Under FireDeep Throat is possibly the most influential anonymous source of all time. News of his identity comes at a time when the use of anonymous sources is being debated.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4674916&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4674916Deep Throat is possibly the most influential anonymous source of all time. News of his identity comes at a time when the use of anonymous sources is being debated.

]]>David Folkenflik'Washington Post' Confirms Deep Throat's IdentityThirty-three years after a break-in at the Watergate hotel, one more mystery is solved. <EM>The Washington Post</EM> has confirmed that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat, a confidential source who guided the newspaper's coverage of the scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. <EM>The Post</EM>'s David Von Drehle interviewed Bob Woodward, who held secret meetings with Felt, and discusses the unmasking of Deep Throat.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4674913&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4674913Thirty-three years after a break-in at the Watergate hotel, one more mystery is solved. The Washington Post has confirmed that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat, a confidential source who guided the newspaper's coverage of the scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. The Post's David Von Drehle interviewed Bob Woodward, who held secret meetings with Felt, and discusses the unmasking of Deep Throat.

]]>'Deep Throat' Comes ForwardSenior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the news that former FBI official Mark Felt is the person known as "Deep Throat." Felt cooperated with an article in <EM>Vanity Fair</EM> magazine that names him as the famous, but previously anonymous, Watergate source. Schorr noted in 2001 that President Nixon's advisers suspected Felt.Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4673960&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=clearingupthedeepthroatmystery
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4673960Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the news that former FBI official Mark Felt is the person known as "Deep Throat." Felt cooperated with an article in Vanity Fair magazine that names him as the famous, but previously anonymous, Watergate source. Schorr noted in 2001 that President Nixon's advisers suspected Felt.